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''Hemibungarus'' is a
genus
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of
venomous
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
elapid
Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoceph ...
snake
Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...
s commonly known as barred coral snakes.
Distribution
''Hemibungarus'' species are endemic to the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
Species
*Barred coral snake, ''
'' (
Wiegmann, 1835)
*Philippine false coral snake, ''
Hemibungarus gemianulis
''Hemibungarus'' is a genus of venomous elapid snakes commonly known as barred coral snakes.
Distribution
''Hemibungarus'' species are endemic to the Philippines.
Species
*Barred coral snake, ''Hemibungarus calligaster'' ( Wiegmann, 1835) ...
'' (
Peters Peters may refer to:
People
* Peters (surname)
* Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada
Places United States
* Peters, California, a census-designated place
* Peters, Florida, a town
* Peters Township, Kingman County, Kansas ...
, 1872)
*McClung's Philippine coral snake, ''
'' (Taylor, 1922)
References
*
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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